David Burn - Overland expedition of Sir John and Lady Franklin and suite to Macquarie Harbour and th...
David Burn - Overland expedition of Sir John and Lady Franklin and suite to Macquarie Harbour and th...
David Burn - Overland expedition of Sir John and Lady Franklin and suite to Macquarie Harbour and the Western Division of the Island, 1842
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Date
1842
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B 190/1
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1 volume - 0.01 Meters
Textual Records - (manuscript)
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Microfilm : CY 1430, frames 1-43 (B 190/1)
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Read the transcription here: http://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/_transcript/2015/D01609/a1501.html
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Contents
29 Mar.-20 May 1842; Cover title: 'Letters from Tasmania, by the author of "Van Diemen's Land, Moral, Physical and Political", Overland expedition of Sir John and Lady Franklin and suite to Macquarie Harbour and the Western Division of the Island'.
Burn explains that he has written his account in the form of a diary from the 'pencilled records'...
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David Burn - Overland expedition of Sir John and Lady Franklin and suite to Macquarie Harbour and the Western Division of the Island, 1842
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Digital order no:Album ID : 853543...
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David Burn (1798-1875) first arrived in Hobart in 1826. He made several visits to Scotland and England before settling at 'Rotherwood' on the River Ouse. In 1842 he accompanied Sir John and Lady Franklin on their visit to the west coast of Tasmania. In the 1840s he was beset by financial difficulties and migrated to Auckland in 1847 where he worke...
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B 190/1
Record Identifier
n88E6mRn
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/n88E6mRn
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447494
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